#!/usr/bin/env python 
'makeTextFile.py -- create text file'

import os
ls = os.linesep 

#get filename 
while True: 
	fname = raw_input('Enter a file name: ')
	if os.path.exists(fname):
		print "ERROR: '%s' already exists" % fname 
	else:
		break

# get file content (text) lines 
all = [] 
print "\nEnter lines ('.' by itself to quit).\n"

# loop until user terminates input 
while True:
	entry = raw_input('> ')
	if entry == '.':
		break
	else:
		all.append(entry) 


# write lines to file with proper line-ending 
fobj = open(fname, 'w')
fobj.writelines(['%s%s' % (x, ls) for x in all])
fobj.close() 
print 'DONE!'
